Drowning is not euthanasia

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 666-670

  Ludders, John W ^a   Schmidt, Robert H ^b   Dein, F Joshua ^c   Klein, Patrice N ^d  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL WILDLIFE HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^d Humane Society of the United States   (United States)

Author keywords

Animals; Carbon dioxide; Drowning; Euthanasia; Killing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033452465     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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